Variety Description

Summary: The plants of 'Chewhocan' are taller than those of 'Scrivjean' and shorter than those of 'Sunny Knock Out'. The leaf of 'Chewhocan' is smaller than that of 'Sunny Knock Out'. The upper side of the leaf for 'Chewhocan' has medium glossiness whereas the leaf of 'Sunny Knock Out' has weak glossiness. The colour of the flower bud of 'Chewhocan' is yellow while it is lighter yellow with an orange red to light red pink apex for 'Scrivjean' and yellow orange for 'Sunny Knock Out'. The flower colour group of 'Chewhocan' is yellow while for 'Scrivjean' it is a light yellow with a pink blend. The flower of 'Chewhocan' is smaller in diameter than the flower of 'Scrivjean' and 'Sunny Knock Out'. The petal size for 'Chewhocan' is smaller than that of 'Sunny Knock Out'. The inner side of the petal of 'Chewhocan' has one colour whereas the petal of 'Scrivjean' has two colours. The intensity of the colour on the inner side of the petal of 'Chewhocan' is evenly distributed whereas the colour fades towards the apex for 'Sunny Knock Out'. The colour of the inner side of the petal for 'Chewhocan' is yellow whereas it is light red pink with light blue pink tones for 'Scrivjean' and yellow green with yellow to light yellow towards the base for 'Sunny Knock Out'.

Origin & Breeding History: 'Chewhocan' was bred and developed by Christopher Hugh Warner in Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom. It originated from a controlled cross conducted in June 2000 between the variety 'Horcoherent' as the female parent and 'Chewpatel' as the male parent. 'Chewhocan' was selected in 2005 based on growth habit, disease resistance, glossy foliage, free flowering habit, number of flowers, abundant and attractive flowers, and flower colour. Asexual reproduction of 'Chewhocan' was first conducted by softwood cuttings in 2005 in Newport, Shropshire, United Kingdom.

Tests & Trials: The comparative trial for 'Chewhocan' was conducted outdoors during the summer of 2014 at BioFlora Inc. in St. Thomas, Ontario. The trial included a total of 10 plants each of the candidate and reference varieties. All plants were grown from liners transplanted into 9 litre pots on July, 2013. Observations and measurements were taken from 10 plants or parts of plants of each variety on July 21, 2014. All colour determinations were made using the 2007 Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Colour Chart.